Manson Death List Claims 3000 Names Reported in California
Sandra Good, ally of Charles Manson, says a death list of about 3000 people exists as part of an environmental retribution concept. Officials say issuance of the list appears legal, though the case prompts concern and further study in California.
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Ford
California
Sandra Good
Charles Manson
International People's Court of Retribution
People's Court
Evelle Younger
Major Tax Valuation Boosts Reshape Linn County Property Tax
Iowa Department of Revenue boosted Linn County agricultural land valuations by 51 percent and Cedar Rapids residential valuations by 27 percent, with other Linn County towns seeing 35 percent increases. The order shifts tax burden toward residential and agricultural land, while commercial assessments rise modestly. Hearings on adjustments run Sept 22 to Oct 16, with final orders by Oct 20. fall 1976 and spring 1977 taxes will reflect these changes unless counties object.
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Iowa Department of Revenue
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Lion County
Michael Cox
The
Revenue Department
Iowa
Linn
Forrest Harveck
Winneshiel
Cedar Rapids Council Urged To Vote On Civic Center Bond
Cedar Rapids officials were urged to hold a December vote on a 7 million bond to finance a downtown civic center. A mayoral committee proposed tax increment financing to keep costs low, with estimated annual taxes rising about 6.94 dollars for a 10,000 dollar home. The plan pairs the center with a privately funded hotel, includes a 2.4 million five level parking garage, and would freeze levies on the pre project value for tax purposes.
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Cedar Rapids
Peter F. Bezanson
Fourth Street
Tevenue
Bezanson
Fletcher Aid
Kirkwood Community College
Man Arrested After Seizure of 32 000 Amphetamine Pills
Steven Wesley O'Brien, 23, of 51 Tenth Street NW, was charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and one count of possession with intent to deliver after police seized 32 000 amphetamine tablets, about a pound of marijuana, and arrested him in the 2700 block of Sixth Street SW. The street value of the drugs was about 16 000. O'Brien held on 30 000 bond.
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Steven Wesley O'Brien
Tenth Street
Obrien
State
Cedar Rapids
O'Brien
Sixth Street
Road map dealer folds amid market shift
A local map seller announces closure after a downturn in road atlas sales. The business folds as customers shift to digital navigation, with community members noting the era of print maps waning and old stock to be cleared.
Crop forecasts raise hope of sales to Russia this year
Ford administration officials say the September crop report hints a harvest may be plentiful enough to permit sales to the Soviet Union without sharp rises in consumer prices. The USDA lowers Iowa corn yield projections amid drought, while Illinois eyes a 1.171 billion bushel output. State official Robert Lounsberry notes Illinois fared better this year.
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Ford
Russia
Towa
US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Iowa
Illinois
Robert Lounsberry
No Federal Taxes Paid by 76 Big Power Companies
Washington report relies on Federal Power Commission figures showing 76 of the 215 largest electric power firms paid no federal taxes last year. Total revenues 42 billion, taxes 528 million, profits 12.6 percent, average tax rate 1.3 percent. Senator Metcalf criticizes tax practices and regulatory approval patterns.
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Washington
UP1
Federal Power Commission
Lee Metcalf
Mont
FFC
Fuey
Metcalf
Durden
Senate Bogs Down on Oil Price Controls
In Washington Congress faced a stalled oil price control extension as the Senate failed to reach a compromise after House approval. A White House call to Ford in New Hampshire yielded no agreement, with Muskie noting the president had not moved. The 60 percent oil price cap expired August 31 and Ford vetoed a six month extension, 81-39, short of the two thirds needed to override.
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UPI
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Senate
Ford
New Hampshire
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Congress
Griffin
Edmound Muskie
D-Maina
Pape
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